Carbide can



Aug 12- 19-24 1,504,962

' Ml LUTENBERGER CARBIDE CAN Filed Oct. 15, 1923 FIG. 2.

Patented Aug. 12, 1924i UNITED STATES 1,504,962. PATENT OFFICE.

MIKE LUTENBERGER, OF BLOCTON. ALABAMA.

CARBIDE CAN.

App cation filed October 15. 1923.

To all who mv it may concern.

Be it known that I, .MIKE LUTENBERGER, a citizen of the United States of America. residing at Blocton, in the county of Bibb and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carbide Cans, of which the follmving is a specitication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in carbide cans and especially to a can of the portable type adapted to be carried by a miner during a working day and containim sufficient carbide and lamp accessories for use in case of emergency.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a carbide can having'a filling opening for carbides atone end thereof, the other end of thecan carrying a receptacle extending into the can body and having a closure opening outwardly of the carrying end of the can for the reception of lamp accessories such as a new spark, felt and rubber gasket or washers, a burner tip and a wire tleaner, the lower end of the can carrying the receptacle further having a tube supported thereon and extending into the body of the can for housing a lamp pick or tip cleaner.

It is a. further object of the invention to provide a protecting frame for the can that includes a band enclosing the lower end.

thereof and projecting outwardly of the can bottom to protect the can and tube supported and with the protecting frame further carrying a belt receiving attachment. to facilitate carrying of the can by a miner.

With the above and other objects in view as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of-the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view. partly broken away and shown in section of a carbide can constructed in accordance with the present invention showing the can filled with carbide and the bottom wall thereof supporting the inset receptacle for lamp accessories and the tube for a lamp pick with the protecting band for the lower end of the can projecting outwardly thereof,

Figure 2 is a. side elevational view of the Serial No. 668.773.

can, with the protecting band at the lower end thereofpartly broken away and shown in section.

Figure 3 is a top plan view. and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail sectional view of the upper end of the protecting frame for the can showing the belt retaining attachment.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing. there 15 illustrated a carbide canha ing a body portion 1 slightly curved in its side walls and tapering toward its upper and lower ends with a removable screw cap 2 mounted upon the open upper end thereof while the lower end isclosed by a bottom wall 3. the can 1 being of the conventional type for containing carbide to be carried by miners.

In the use of a miners lamp, it is quite frequently necessary during a dayswork' while in a mine to replace or renew certain ,ceptacle t set into the body of the can 1 llavin an outwardly open closure 5 that is hinged to the receptacle at 6. The lamp accessories 7 above enumerated. or other articles are carried within the receptacle 4 and are easily accessible by opening the closure 5 when the can 1' is in an inverted position. It is also intended to support a tubular member 8 by the bottom wall 3 of the can to extend into the body thereof as shown in Fig. 1 for supporting a lamp pick or cleaner wire 9 carried by the rod 10 having a threaded portion 11 and a knurled head 12, the threaded portion 11 screwing into the internally threaded bearing end 13 of the tubular member 8. It will be seen that the receptacle 4 and tubular member 8 occupy a minimum of space within the body of the can 1 and still permit sufficient carbide to be carried by the can for a days use, the receptacle and tubular member constituting a safe means for carrying the lamp accessories and preventing loss thereof.

A protecting frame encloses the can 1 and includes a band 14, preferably formed of as illustrated in Fig. 1 to protect t l hole 4 and tubular member 8. To retain cushion material, surrounding the lower end of the can and projecting outwardly thereof e recepfor the passage of an internally threaded cla'p screw 19- that receives the upper thne alied end 15 of the adjacent rod 15, tightening of the screws 19 causing the collar 17 to frictionally engage the upper end of the can wall and forcing the bent ends 16 of the side rods into binding en agement with the bottom wall of the can. '%0 facilitate carrying of the can, a belt receiving 1oop20 is carried by the collar 17 to permit the can 1 a to be suspended from the waist line of the miner.

From the above detail description oi'the device, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be understood, it being noted that the lamp accessories are safe y carried in the reoeptacle-4 and tube 8 and are readily accessible by inverting the can 1. The protecting frame for the can Iprevents damage thereto while the receptac e minimum of space within the can b0 y so that a sufiicient amount of carbide may be carried for a da s use.

While there is erein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopc of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is In a carbide can including a body hav'ng a removable upper end closure, a snial er receptacle set into the lowe end of the can having a closure openin outwardly there- -of,-a relativel long tubu ar member extending into the ower end of the can, a lamp pick disposed in the tubular member, and a protector for the lower end of the can and the side walls thereof.

- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MIKE LUTENBERGER.

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